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Minutes of Proceedings

44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 57
Wednesday, March 22, 2023, 4:50 p.m. to 7:20 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
Kelly McCauley, Chair (Conservative)

Library of Parliament
• Diana Ambrozas, Analyst
• Ryan van den Berg, Analyst
• Hon. Helena Jaczek, P.C., M.P., Minister of Public Services and Procurement
Department of Public Works and Government Services
• Arianne Reza, Associate Deputy Minister
• Wojo Zielonka, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer
• Simon Page, Assistant Deputy Minister, Defence and Marine Procurement
Shared Services Canada
• Sony Perron, President
• Scott Davis, Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(c)(viii), and the motion adopted by the committee on Monday, March 20, 2023, the committee resumed its study of subject matter of Supplementary Estimates (C), 2022-23.

The Minister made a statement and, with Arianne Reza, Simon Page, Wojo Zielonka, and Sony Perron, answered questions.

The committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to committee business.

Motion

Kelly Block moved, — That the analysts and the clerk be directed to prepare a brief report to the House outlining the material facts regarding the status of the documents ordered by the committee, in particular the degree of redactions, in relation to its study on Federal Government Consulting Contracts Awarded to McKinsey & Company, and that the draft report be considered by the committee in public.

Debate arose thereon.

Amendment

Anthony Housefather moved, — That the motion be amended by replacing the word “House” with the word “committee”, and by deleting the following: “, and that the draft report be considered by the committee in public”.

Debate arose thereon.

Subamendment

Michael Barrett moved, — That the subamendment be amended by replacing the words “brief report to the committee” with the words “brief report to the House”.

RULING BY THE CHAIR

The Chair ruled the proposed subamendment inadmissible.

The debate on the amendment continued.

The question was put on the amendment of Anthony Housefather and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Parm Bains, Anthony Housefather, Majid Jowhari, Irek Kusmierczyk, Joanne Thompson, Julie Vignola — 6;

NAYS: Michael Barrett, Kelly Block, Gord Johns, Stephanie Kusie — 4.

After debate, the question was put on the motion, as amended, and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Parm Bains, Michael Barrett, Kelly Block, Anthony Housefather, Gord Johns, Majid Jowhari, Stephanie Kusie, Irek Kusmierczyk, Joanne Thompson, Julie Vignola — 10;

NAYS: — 0.

The motion, as amended, read as follows:

That the analysts and the clerk be directed to prepare a brief report to the committee outlining the material facts regarding the status of the documents ordered by the committee, in particular the degree of redactions, in relation to its study on Federal Government Consulting Contracts Awarded to McKinsey & Company.

At 7:20 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Aimée Belmore
Clerk of the committee